Double top lads!
Pals pass £30,000 mark for prostate cancer
TWO friends and darts fans are continuing to hit the bullseye for a national cancer charity – after taking the total amount they have raised beyond £30,000.
For the last couple of years, Eddie Bailey and Tom ‘Snoopy’ Wilson have been raising money for Prostate Cancer UK – a cause close to both of their hearts. The pair each raised £10,000 in 2019 and have gone on to raise even more in 2020 despite the coronavirus lockdown.
Now Tom has raised a further £10,000 for the charity taking his total to £20,000, with Eddie – hampered by undergoing a major operation – collection another £1,200.
Eddie, a darts fan of more than 40 years from Cheadle, became friends with Tom three-anda-half years ago and is proud of what they have achieved in such a short space of time. The 66-year-old said: “Tom has now reached the fantastic amount of £20,000. I’m a bit behind him on £11,200 due to having a major operation.
“But I’m so proud of what we have achieved, especially Tom.”
The duo are a part of Team Darts – a national group of fundraisers who work within the world of darts to raise funds for
Prostate
Cancer.
The group attends darts events all over the country to raise cash and awareness for the charity.
Eddie continued: “We are very proud to be able to work with Team Darts. We all do our own bit, all over the country. Overall we have raised around £40,000 between us all.
“We raise money through darts competitions and various events, but Tom also sells a lot of items on Facebook such as badges, wristbands and darts paraphernalia.”
Twenty-nine year-old Tom has so far raised £20,200 in his efforts for Prostate Cancer UK via Team Darts. His next goal is to raise £25,000 or more for the charity.
Tom said: “I first got involved with darts thanks to Eddie and we challenged each other to raise £10,000 which we managed to achieve.
“I’ve been selling a lot of sports memorabilia online, such as signed darts merchandise and accessories. I’ve become trusted and very well established now and receive donations from a lot of people – with items coming from as far as Germany.
“I’m very proud of what I’ve done and really enjoyed raising the money. It’s been great to use my hobby to fundraise for a good cause.”
■ You can support Tom and Eddie’s efforts via Just Giving or email wtom59011@
gmail.com.